diff --git a/server/AyaNova/biz/CustomerBiz.cs b/server/AyaNova/biz/CustomerBiz.cs
index 3a757fab..8afb52e7 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/biz/CustomerBiz.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/biz/CustomerBiz.cs
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
         public async Task<List<string>> ImportData(AyImportData importData)
         {
             List<string> ImportResult = new List<string>();
-            string ImportTag = $"imported-{FileUtil.GetSafeDateFileName()}";
+            string ImportTag = ImportUtil.GetImportTag();
 
             //ignore these fields
             var jsset = JsonSerializer.CreateDefault(new JsonSerializerSettings { ContractResolver = new AyaNova.Util.JsonUtil.ShouldSerializeContractResolver(new string[] { "Concurrency", "Id", "CustomFields" }) });
@@ -456,24 +456,21 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                                 o.HeadOfficeId = await ct.HeadOffice.AsNoTracking().Where(z => z.Name == (string)j["HeadOfficeViz"]).Select(x => x.Id).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
                                 if (o.HeadOfficeId == 0)
                                     AddError(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, "HeadOfficeViz", $"'{(string)j["HeadOfficeViz"]}'");
-
                             }
+                        }
+                        if (j["ContractViz"] != null)
+                        {
+                            o.ContractId = await ct.Contract.AsNoTracking().Where(z => z.Name == (string)j["ContractViz"]).Select(x => x.Id).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+                            if (o.ContractId == 0)
+                                AddError(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND, "ContractViz", $"'{(string)j["ContractViz"]}'");
 
-
+                            if (j["ContractExpires"] != null)
+                                o.ContractExpires = (DateTime)j["ContractExpires"];
+                            else
+                                o.ContractExpires = DateTime.UtcNow.Subtract(new TimeSpan(0, 1, 0));//expired one minute ago to be safe, can't guess what the contract should be
 
                         }
 
-                        /*
-                         "BillHeadOffice",
-                                  "HeadOfficeName",
-                                  "HeadOfficeViz",
-                                  "TechNotes",
-                                  "AccountNumber",
-                                  "ContractName",
-                                  "ContractViz",
-                                  "ContractExpires",
-                        */
-
                         var res = await CreateAsync(o);
                         if (res == null)
                         {
@@ -485,7 +482,6 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                             ImportResult.Add($"✔️ {o.Name}");
                         }
                     }
-
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -497,7 +493,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                         var source = j.ToObject<Customer>(jsset);
                         var propertiesToUpdate = j.Properties().Select(p => p.Name).ToList();
                         propertiesToUpdate.Remove("Name");
-                        ImportUpdateObject.Update(source, target, propertiesToUpdate);
+                        ImportUtil.Update(source, target, propertiesToUpdate);
                         var res = await PutAsync(target);
 
                         if (res == null)
@@ -509,15 +505,8 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                         {
                             ImportResult.Add($"✔️ {target.Name}");
                         }
-                        // bool copyTags=false;
-                        // if(propertiesToUpdate.Contains("Tags"))
-                        //     copyTags=true;
-
                     }
                 }
-
-
-
             }
             return ImportResult;
         }
diff --git a/server/AyaNova/util/ImportUpdateObject.cs b/server/AyaNova/util/ImportUtil.cs
similarity index 90%
rename from server/AyaNova/util/ImportUpdateObject.cs
rename to server/AyaNova/util/ImportUtil.cs
index 236e59a1..e847631f 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/util/ImportUpdateObject.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/util/ImportUtil.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 namespace AyaNova.Util
 {
 
-    internal static class ImportUpdateObject
+    internal static class ImportUtil
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Copies the data of one object to another. The target object 'pulls' properties of the first. 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
         /// <param name="propertiesToUpdate">A list of properties that should be copied</param>
         public static void Update(object source, object target, List<string> propertiesToUpdate)
         {
-          
+
             MemberInfo[] miT = target.GetType().GetMembers(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
             foreach (MemberInfo Field in miT)
             {
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
         }
 
 
+
+        public static string GetImportTag()
+        {
+            return "z-import-" + DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmss");
+        }
     }//eoc
 
 }//eons
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